I think this conversation has been kind-of messy so far. One of the
things brought up during the telecon two weeks ago was to do a table
showing what we were trying to do and what different pieces of software
would do towards those goals. That is a great idea and is going to be
done at some point. For now I'm putting testing software and figuring
things towards that out on hold for a bit.
Let's try to simply list what the goals of centralizing things are first
and work our way forward from there. Yes, I do know this seems like a
huge step back after a couple thousand word emails; overall though I
think hopefully making things clearer by rebooting will help us all.
So, here is a quick list of what I think we should be trying to solve
based on what the original conversation was and then from a few things
that happened from the initial conversation:
* Bug tracking on the WPD domain. --There was a bit of talk at launch
with people upset over needing yet another account and with this in
particular even requiring one on another domain; plus, I don't think too
many of us honestly like Bugzilla for our use-case.
* A way to track content revisions. --We have a handful of ways right
now to track edits and who is working on or should do what.
* A system for discussing content in detail outside of being a main part
of content. --Things like controversial topics or things people just
want some discussion on.
* Issues that people have with the content. --This could fall under
content revisions. I'm thinking specifically about people suggesting
ways of improving sentences or other grammatical things without actually
editing it themselves. Mostly what I see the current comment system
being used for, but not as effectively as we could have a system working.
Are there any targets I missed in that list or you feel should be
changed? Let's get a target and why. Then worry about how to solve the
problem later in discussion.
Thanks,
-Garbee